AI isn't going away, but neither is the need for smart, creative marketers like you. Join us for a half-day, in-person event to hear tips for smarter marketing in the AI age.
Date Tuesday, May 12, 2026
Time 8:00 AM to noon, light refreshments included
Location Abromson Community Education Center at USM – 88 Bedford St Portland, ME 04101
Cost $149 $99 (early bird special!)
Description
AI isn't going away, but neither is the need for smart, creative marketers like you.
If you want better strategies, better results, and a stronger bottom line, you need to understand how to harness the generative and predictive power of AI and combine it with your own skills and expertise.
That's what our next flyte school LIVE! is designed to do.
Who flyte school LIVE! is for:
- Content creators
- Business owners
- Marketers
What You'll Walk Away With
- Specific prompts and frameworks to get better results from your AI of choice.
- Practical techniques for reducing AI hallucinations and avoiding “Yes Bot” affirmations that everything you say is brilliant.
- An SEO + GEO driven content framework that makes sure you've got what your customers need at every stage of the journey.
- Ways to use AI and other tools to empower yourself and your team, not to replace them.
- Answers to your specific marketing challenges during our live AMA session*
What Attendees Are Saying
“flyte School has been an incredible discovery for our nonprofit as we grow our marketing and communications efforts. The Flyte team has made the program easy to access and flexible, offering it free of charge and over Zoom to fit our changing schedules. It’s been a huge help in building our team’s skills and keeping us sharp. We’re so grateful to their team! “
~ Sabra Lindsey, Development and Communications Coordinator Wolfe’s Neck Center for Agriculture & the Environment
Agenda
8:00 – 9:00 AM
Welcome + Networking
9:00 – 9:45 AM
Get More from AI: Better Prompts, Frameworks, and Results with Rich Brooks
9:45 – 10:00 AM
Break
10:00 – 10:45 AM
Content For Every Step: Full Funnel Approach to Content Creation That Meets Your Customers Where They Are with Izzy Siedman
10:45 – 11:00 AM
Break
11:00 – 11:45 AM
AMA Hot Seat: Your Real Marketing Questions, Our Honest Answers with Rich Brooks & Izzy Siedman
11:45 – 12:00 PM
Wrap Up
Event Details
Date May 12, 2026
Time 8:00 AM to noon, light refreshments included
Location Abromson Community Education Center at USM – 88 Bedford St Portland, ME 04101
Cost $149 $99 (early bird special!)
The Speakers
Rich Brooks
Rich Brooks is the founder and president of flyte new media, a digital agency in Portland, Maine, that’s been in business for over 28 years. He is a nationally recognized speaker on entrepreneurship, digital marketing, and social media. He founded The Agents of Change, an annual conference and weekly podcast that focuses on search, social & mobile marketing. Rich is the author of The Lead Machine: The Small Business Guide to Digital Marketing, a popular and well-received book that helps entrepreneurs and marketers reach more of their ideal customers online. He appears regularly as the “tech guru” on the evening news show, 207, which airs on the NBC affiliates in Maine. He has also appeared in Inc. Magazine, The Huffington Post, FastCompany.com, CNN.com, the Social Media Examiner, and many other news sources for stories on digital marketing.
Izzy Siedman
As resident copywriter, Izzy has written more than 300 web pages, blogs, emails and product descriptions for flyte's clients. She delights in researching ideal customers, acquiring deep knowledge on unfamiliar industries and especially adopting and developing the brand voice for each unique business–no wonder Halloween is her favorite holiday. She's also anti-Oxford comma, but don't tell her boss, Rich. Every piece of content she writes considers the latest in search engine optimization and behavioral triggers. She's excited to share her process with anyone and everyone who develops content for the web.
Register Now!
Date May 12, 2026
Time 8:00 AM to noon, light refreshments included
Location Abromson Community Education Center at USM – 88 Bedford St Portland, ME 04101
Cost $149 $99 (early bird special!)
About flyte School
flyte School is a new educational series from digital marketing agency, flyte new media, offering free training to brands that want to soar online. Led by experts who are on the ground–or in the sky–every day, our sessions cover SEO, Google Ads, social media, analytics, and more. We pilot actionable, honest webinars, in-person events, workshops, and roundtable discussions.
We’ve spent over 25 years helping businesses thrive online, and we’re opening up our playbook. flyte School is your opportunity to learn what actually works from a team that’s built hundreds of websites, managed high-performing ad campaigns, and driven measurable results across industries. We’re here to share knowledge freely, so marketers and business owners can navigate the digital skies with confidence.